Yalef Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yalef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Chile31:5,872,15852,204

Yalef (25) may also be a first name.

Yalef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yalef Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yalef is more commonly found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Yalef reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 43 percent live, Haifa District, where 29 percent live and Central District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahlef912/
Yaalef911/
Yalf8970/
Yalew8030,813/
Jalef8084/
Yaleb8019/
Yalev8011/
Yalif8010/
Yallew731,294/
Yalaev73443/
Yaliev7350/
Jaleff7322/
Hyalev7319/
Yaleva7316/
Yahlev738/
Yaleev737/
Jaleef734/
Yaslev734/
Jaslef731/
Jalief731/
Jalefe731/
Yaloev731/
Yaleuw731/
Yalyaev67147/
Jalf6743/
Yallaev6716/
Yaylaev6715/
Yahylev677/
Yahleva677/
Yalw676/
Yayliev675/
Yahliev673/
Yolf672/
Jahalef671/
Yalb671/
Aayalew671/
Yayloev671/
Yagliev671/
Ialf671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yalef
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